The Foxy Film Fan

Captain America: Civil War (2016) Film is a beautiful medium of story telling which opens paths to communicating ideas and tales in ways that other forms of art could never accomplish, through the blending of sights and sounds and the addition of new computer generated effects film is able to tell stories which have never been told before. So, why is it that this beautiful and fascinating form of art is being used to tell the same stories time after time? Over and over again we see the same stories, borrowed from books, comics, or even older films being updated in the name of adding special effects or somehow bettering something which was already made the way the artist originally envisioned it. Is this use of film truly the best we can accomplish? Please don't misinterpret this article as a call for putting a stop to the films in the marvel franchise, or the next installment in Star Wars  (believe me, I'm as excited for Rogue One  as you are), but as a plea to filmma...

Much like horror, comedy is a particularly difficult genre to effectively present and simultaneously make memorable. Just like fear, what makes a person laugh is entirely subjective, and may make another person roll their eyes in annoyance. Bearing this in mind, here is a list of my ten favorite comedies. While they may not be your favorite comedies, I hope it helps you see them in a new light. 10. Young Frankenstein Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974) Before the likes of Epic Movie , Date Movie , Superhero Movie , and Disaster Movie  single-handedly destroyed the once successful parody genre, Mel Brooks was the reigning king of parody. Responsible for classics such as Blazing Saddles , Spaceballs , and  Robin Hood: Men in Tights , Mel Brooks made the parody genre into something witty. My personal favorite of his is Young Frankenstein , shot purposefully in black and white, with Gene Wilder in one of his best roles as the unhappy g...